Southwest University of Political Science and Law

Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL) is located in Chongqing, a famous historical and cultural city and the only municipality in the central and western regions. It is the earliest institution of higher politics and law established in New China. As a university jointly built by Ministry of Education and Chongqing Government, SWUPL is one of the first national education and cultivation bases for outstanding legal talents, the Ministry of Education's "Collaborative Cultivation and Innovation Base for Foreign Rule of Law Talents", an institution entrusted with the cultivation of Chinese government scholarships for international students, and a university under the project of building the basic capacity of colleges and universities in the central and western parts of the country.
With over 70 years of hard work, SWUPL has formed a multi-disciplinary development mode, focusing on law, coordinated with philosophy, economics, literature, management, engineering, etc. And it has formed a multi-level education pattern from undergraduate to postgraduate, from domestic education to international education.
The school currently has more than 25000 students and more than 2000 faculty members, including over 600 teachers with senior professional positions, including the Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor of the Ministry of Education, the "Top Ten Outstanding Young Jurists in China", and the State Council Government Special Allowance Expert. The teaching staff is strong with abundant scientific research achievements.
SWUPL adheres to the international development strategy. Now it has a large number of international exchange and cooperation programs with more than 200 partner universities from over 44 countries, such as U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Thailand, and South Korea and so on. There are two Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs, including the undergraduate law program at Coventry University in the United Kingdom and the Master of Laws Program at Case Western Reserve University in the United States. It is the only university in the western region that undertakes dual-degree programs for Chinese-foreign cooperative education in academic disciplines.

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Programs Overview

Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL) is located in Chongqing, a famous historical and cultural city and the only municipality in the central and western regions. It is the earliest institution of higher politics and law established in New China. As a university jointly built by Ministry of Education and Chongqing Government, SWUPL is one of the first national education and cultivation bases for outstanding legal talents, the Ministry of Education's "Collaborative Cultivation and Innovation Base for Foreign Rule of Law Talents", an institution entrusted with the cultivation of Chinese government scholarships for international students, and a university under the project of building the basic capacity of colleges and universities in the central and western parts of the country.
With over 70 years of hard work, SWUPL has formed a multi-disciplinary development mode, focusing on law, coordinated with philosophy, economics, literature, management, engineering, etc. And it has formed a multi-level education pattern from undergraduate to postgraduate, from domestic education to international education.
The school currently has more than 25000 students and more than 2000 faculty members, including over 600 teachers with senior professional positions, including the Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor of the Ministry of Education, the "Top Ten Outstanding Young Jurists in China", and the State Council Government Special Allowance Expert. The teaching staff is strong with abundant scientific research achievements.
SWUPL adheres to the international development strategy. Now it has a large number of international exchange and cooperation programs with more than 200 partner universities from over 44 countries, such as U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Thailand, and South Korea and so on. There are two Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs, including the undergraduate law program at Coventry University in the United Kingdom and the Master of Laws Program at Case Western Reserve University in the United States. It is the only university in the western region that undertakes dual-degree programs for Chinese-foreign cooperative education in academic disciplines.

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   Undergraduate

4

Chinese Taught Program

1

English Taught Program

   Master's

18

Chinese Taught Program

2

English Taught Program

   Doctorates

11

Chinese Taught Program

4

English Taught Program

General Scholar

3

Chinese Taught Program

Chinese Language Program

2

Chinese Taught Program

International Summer Program

2

Chinese Taught Program

Short-term Cultural Exchanges

3

Chinese Taught Program

Short-term Trainning Program

2

Chinese Taught Program

Scholarship

The university offers various scholarships to support talented students, both domestic and international, in their academic pursuits. These scholarships aim to reward academic excellence and provide financial assistance.

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